Coffee, green — Yield in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Coffee, green — Yield was 1,473 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coffee, green — Yield in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1,473 kg/ha for coffee, green — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 698.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — yield in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,510 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 184.5 kg/ha, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee, green — Yield in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 637.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 302.4 kg/ha | -52.6% |
| 1963 | 494.8 kg/ha | +63.6% |
| 1964 | 753.6 kg/ha | +52.3% |
| 1965 | 492.1 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 1966 | 1,199 kg/ha | +143.7% |
| 1967 | 375 kg/ha | -68.7% |
| 1968 | 516.4 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1969 | 1,032 kg/ha | +99.9% |
| 1970 | 773.5 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 1,191 kg/ha | +54.0% |
| 1972 | 912.1 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 1,496 kg/ha | +64.1% |
| 1974 | 398.5 kg/ha | -73.4% |
| 1975 | 927 kg/ha | +132.6% |
| 1976 | 587.8 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 1977 | 1,284 kg/ha | +118.5% |
| 1978 | 545.9 kg/ha | -57.5% |
| 1979 | 1,711 kg/ha | +213.5% |
| 1980 | 1,268 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1981 | 1,161 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 1,082 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 1,833 kg/ha | +69.4% |
| 1984 | 1,800 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 2,364 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 1986 | 2,100 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 2,200 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 2,410 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 2,510 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2,304 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 2,261 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2,300 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2,300 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,854 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 1,788 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,748 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,589 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 1,486 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1,096 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 1,667 kg/ha | +52.0% |
| 2001 | 1,684 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,675 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,700 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,636 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,786 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,752 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,721 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,738 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,760 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,014 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 2,182 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2,500 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 2,483 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 184.5 kg/ha | -92.6% |
| 2015 | 231 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 2,044 kg/ha | +785.1% |
| 2017 | 1,908 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,758 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 1,684 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1,612 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,573 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,536 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,452 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 1,473 kg/ha | +1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,473 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 714.7 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,473 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.8 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — Yield in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +785.1% | 231 kg/ha | 2,044 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +213.5% | 545.9 kg/ha | 1,711 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +143.7% | 492.1 kg/ha | 1,199 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +132.6% | 398.5 kg/ha | 927 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +118.5% | 587.8 kg/ha | 1,284 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +99.9% | 516.4 kg/ha | 1,032 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 644.82 kg/ha | 302.4 kg/ha | 1,199 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 982.75 kg/ha | 398.5 kg/ha | 1,711 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,873 kg/ha | 1,082 kg/ha | 2,510 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,873 kg/ha | 1,096 kg/ha | 2,304 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,712 kg/ha | 1,636 kg/ha | 1,786 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,699 kg/ha | 184.5 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,529 kg/ha | 1,452 kg/ha | 1,612 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 918.2 kg/ha compare
- 5 Martinique 1,897 kg/ha compare
- 6 Brazil 1,743 kg/ha compare
- 7 Ghana 1,600 kg/ha compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 423.6 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 394.6 kg/ha compare
- 9 Tonga 1,370 kg/ha compare
- 10 Nigeria 1,312 kg/ha compare
- 11 Paraguay 1,308 kg/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 350.1 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee, green — yield in Sierra Leone?
- Coffee, green — yield in Sierra Leone was 1,473 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,510 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 184.5 kg/ha in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for coffee, green — yield?
- Sierra Leone ranks 8th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — yield rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 698.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coffee, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.